Author - Jerry Paxton

Evil Genius: Scrap Squad Announced for Mobile Devices

2014/02/10

February 10, 2014 – Relevant Games and developer Hazard Studios today took the wraps off of Evil Genius: Scrap Squad, their upcoming action-puzzle title for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. In Evil Genius: Scrap Squad, you play as (surprise!) a mad scientist bent on (of course) world domination by making use of a never-ending stream of the world’s garbage. By collecting and matching up varying types of recyclable items, you, as the Evil Genius, will fund your efforts. Use your ill-gotten gains to buy upgrades for your clanky collection of helper ‘bots, while also tricking out your lair. Turn your scrap heap team of robots into a well-oiled super robot squad of collectors! Build an evil lair that will make you the envy of your sinister friends.

“Our top three goals going into this project were, first and foremost, entertaining players, delivering on a fantastic theme and creating a fun experience,” said Randy Greenback, Sr. Creative Designer.

“Seeing the quality and love that Hazard Studios is putting into the game, I can’t help but be extremely excited,” said Joshua J Mills, Studio Director at Relevant Games.

Evil Genius: Scrap Squad puts players in the role of the game’s namesake mad scientist in a frantically fun-on-the-run action game. Players start out with a secret lab, a few clunker robots and a simple mission to match up falling objects, which those robots haul away and turn into cash to finance your nefarious plans. The trash treadmill soon speeds up, challenging the player to upgrade his army of ‘bots to become faster and more efficient. As players earn more and more money, they can unlock tons of upgrades, and make stylishly cool customizations to their evil lair – making them the envy of mad men everywhere!

For more information about Evil Genius: Scrap Squad and Relevant Games please visit the official web site (http://evilgeniusscrapsquad.com) and follow Relevant Games on twitter – @relevantgames

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Valentine’s Day Trailer

2014/02/10

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 3 News, Trailers / Videos

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 10, 2014) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today released a new Valentine’s Day-themed trailer for its upcoming remastered compilation, FINAL FANTASY® X/X-2 HD Remaster. As two of the most prominent characters in the FINAL FANTASY franchises, Tidus and Yuna come to life once again to live out their dynamic and romantic relationship.

In addition to the trailer, Square Enix also announced its pre-order incentive for the PlayStation®Vita system version of the game. Fans who pre-order the title on the handheld system will receive three limited edition colorfully illustrated art cards.

FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster will available on March 18 as a single disc bundle available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The collector’s edition for the PlayStation®3 system will be sold exclusively at the Square Enix Online Store for $79.99. Available as a 2-in-1 retail pack, the PlayStation®Vita system version of the game will include FINAL FANTASY X HD Remaster on the game card and FINAL FANTASY X-2 HD Remaster as a downloadable PlayStation®Network voucher.

For more information on FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD, visit: http://www.finalfantasyXHD.com

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Official Facebook® Page: http://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasyX

Spooksville Returns to HUB Network

2014/02/10

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

LOS ANGELES — “Spooksville,” the Hub Network’s newest live-action series and recent recipient of the Parents’ Choice Approved Seal, will make its mid-season return on Saturday, March 8 at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT on the Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families. The series stars Keean Johnson (“Billy Elliot” – Broadway) as Adam Freeman, Katie Douglas (“Defiance”) as Sally Wilcox, Nick Purcha (“R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series”) as Watch Waverly and Morgan Taylor Campbell (“The Killing”) as Ann Templeton.

To help kick off the return of “Spooksville,” the Hub Network is bringing “spooky” back with the network premieres of “R.L. Stine: Mostly Ghostly” at 3:00 p.m. ET/noon PT, and “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About it” at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. In addition, episodes of “Goosebumps” and “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” will air during the day to fill out Saturday’s spook-a-licious schedule.

The mid-season return of “Spooksville” kicks off with action-packed episode “Shell Shock” in which Sally reluctantly agrees to go along with her parents to visit the exclusive Springville Yacht Club, where a teenaged boy, who is an aspiring yacht club member, disappears. To help solve this mysterious disappearance, Sally enlists the help of Adam and Watch to investigate and they soon discovers that the Yacht club is home to Spooksville’s latest supernatural terror – a giant mutant crab pirate.

Based on the book series by acclaimed author Christopher Pike, “Spooksville” follows the new kid in town who discovers that he holds the key to a battle between good and evil that has been taking place for centuries in a bizarre small town that plays host to a wide array of supernatural and unexplained occurrences. The live-action series is produced by Springville Productions, Front Street Productions, and Jane Startz Productions.

“Spooksville” is executive produced by Allen Lewis, Christopher Pike (“Fall Into Darkness”), Jillian Share (“Pacific Rim”), Gary Shaw, Jane Startz (“Ella Enchanted”) and Harvey Kahn (“R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series”).

Rush for Glory Announcement Trailer

2014/02/10

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Berlin, 10th February 2014 – Today the international multi-platform publisher Immanitas Entertainment is announcing its upcoming 3D Tower Defense Game “Rush for Glory”. The global release is scheduled for April 2014 in retail as well as on various PC download platforms. Furthermore Immanitas Entertainment is giving the Steam Community the opportunity to vote for “Rush for Glory” on Steam Greenlight.

Developed by the independent studio Parseh Game Studio, “Rush for Glory” is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign. Over 30 types of enemies, terrifying level bosses as well as a wide variety of towers and upgrades are making Roads of Battle a unique Tower Defense experience.

Features:

Campaign with 10 different scenarios
3 difficulty levels
Multiple achievements
5 types of towers with 3 different upgrades and 3 special abilities each
5 power attacks. Dead rain, trap, slower, golden tower…
More than 30 enemy types with especial behavior PLUS boss fights
Attackers, healers, supporters, turbo types…
Game speed controller to make game speed slow and fast
Additional 10 mini games for each level
Elaborate techtree with more than 40 upgrade options
Additional cinematic cameras
Encyclopedia with detailed descriptions of all units, towers and weapons

MFT REACT Short Grip Review (Airsoft)

2014/02/09

Jerry Paxton

Action Sports, Airsoft News, Airsoft Reviews, Articles, News, Reviews

Mission First Tactical, or, “MFT” makes a large amount of firearms accessories. Accessories like magazines, sights, lasers, and more. While some kinds of products don’t really matter to the world of airsoft gaming – many do. For instance, the MFT REACT Short Grip is a short vertical fore grip designed for those shooters or airsoft players who prefer to use the thumb break method in their shooting. Measuring a scant 3.9″ inches in length, the REACT Short Grip is just the right size for most hands, and even comes with an internal, water tight storage space for batteries or other small pieces of gear. Whats interesting about this grip, though, is that its length is actually long enough to be usable for CQB grips as well on short-muzzle airsoft guns. That makes it a rather versatile option, no matter if you run with an M4 or something like an MP5.

The REACT Short Grip is available in Black, Flat Dark Earth, Foliage Green, Grey, and Scorched Dark Earth color varieties and retails for $24.99, well within the price range of a good vertical fore grip. Heck, at $24.99, this real steel fore grip is a better deal than many “airsoft quality” grips out there. The grip features a nice, textured surface and I had no issues keeping hold of it while wearing my Mechanix gloves as well as with only my bare hand. The MFT REACT Short Grip attaches to your rail system with one bolt and pressure clamp and, once tightened down, had no wobble in it at all. Again, this is a real steel fore grip, so the quality needs to be top notch – your life could depend on it in a fire fight.

Overall

Overall, the Mission First Tactical REACT Short Grip is an amazing vertical fore grip for your airsoft gaming. Not only is it made in the United States but, it’s also available in a multitude of colors to go with whatever color scheme you desire. More importantly, it has “real steel” build quality which will give you the ruggedness you need to handle whatever your airsoft game, MilSim or otherwise, can throw at it.

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MFT BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock Review (Airsoft)

2014/02/08

Jerry Paxton

Action Sports, Airsoft News, Airsoft Reviews, Articles, News, Reviews

Mission First Tactical, or, “MFT” has sent us over one of their BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock, or “BMS”, units to review. Their goal with the BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock was to reduce the weight as much as possible while providing a stable area of contact between the rifle and the shooter. In fact, the company touts the BMS as “the lightest stock on the market”. The BMS comes in both commercial and MilSpec buffer tube diameters. Because airsoft guns usually mirror their real world counterparts in terms of size, I selected one of their MilSpec versions to take a look at. It was a good choice and my hunch was correct as the BMS was a perfect fit for the AEX Warfighter DMR airsoft rifle I tried it out on.

Official BMS Features and Functions

Slide-on replacement for original collapsible butt stock.
Angled non-slip rubberized buttpad allows faster presentation, even with body armor.
Quick Detach Sling mounting point is positioned for optimum usage including ambidextrous shooters
Upper section provides enhanced cheek weld
Patent Pending
Made in the USA

Installing the BMS onto my airsoft rifle’s stock tube was pretty straight forward. It has a much tighter fit on the tube than the crane style stock I had on it previously. At first, I thought it might not fit but, trust me, it does. Like I said, it’s just a bit tighter than you are probably used to. What’s great about it is that this tighter fit virtually eliminates any stock rattle and that is a nice little bit of added stability when you have your cheek pressed up against it. Going more into how my cheek weld was with the BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock – in short: Excellent. Using a stock so thin in comparison to more traditional models, this was a concern prior to my actually using it. What I didn’t take into account was that, while thin and lightweight, the BMS has flared-out sides which give your cheek a great surface to rest on – even while wearing lower face protection. It features a rubber buttpad, which helps with regards to comfort while shouldering as well as “grip”. By grip, you will notice this while leaning your airsoft rifle up against a wall or in a gun stand as the stock will hold very tight to what it is sat on top of.

Now, just by looking at this stock, it is pretty easy to tell it does not work very well for airsoft rifles that keep their batteries in the stock. This stock is definitely for handguard or PEQ box battery airsoft rifles only. That being said, the BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock has a great feel to it when shouldered and adds a nice, “tacticool” aesthetic to your airsoft rifle. Another cool feature of the BMS is that its underside is littered with slots that can be used to wrap para-cord or even attach a sling. As far as slings go, I would liked to have seen MFT include a QD sling point to the stock, but that’s more of a personal preference and really the only thing I can see which I would like changed on it.

For the color conscious shooters and airsoft players out there, MFT manufactures the BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock in a variety of colors: Black, Flat Dark Earth, Foliage Green, Grey, and Scorched Dark Earth. So, chances are one of these colors will work for your rifle platforms overall style.

Overall, Mission First Tactical’s BATTLELINK Minimalist Stock is probably the most lightweight and stable stock you will ever have the privilege of using – whether it’s on your airsoft or real steel AR/M4 platform. It is also retails for an MSRP $59.99, a very reasonable price for a quality stock – especially one so light and capable.

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LifeTrak Zone C410 Fitness Watch Review

2014/02/07

Jerry Paxton

Articles, Gamer Fitness, News, Reviews, Tech News, Tech Review

Fitness bands and other types of wearable fitness tech have become all the rage. In fact, while visiting CES in January, I discovered that there was an entire sector of the convention hall floor dedicated to these fitness trackers. The most intriguing device I saw was from a company called LifeTrak. They had a wearable fitness band that aimed to replace something that I use every day: My watch! Their Zone C410 fitness device does everything you could want from a fitness tracker as well as tell you the time and date. Designed to be a watch replacement, the LifeTrak Zone C410 looks like, well, a watch. It features a small LCD display that gives you time and date information and a reversible/removable watch band that can fit just about any wrist. It’s also fairly rugged. I usually wear a G-Shock Pathfinder watch which is ruggedized like a freight train, very capable of taking a real beating. While the LifeTrack Zone C410 is not as impact-proof as the G-Shock Pathfinder, it is definitely well-built and has not shown any scratches – even after a few, unfortunate bumps and scrapes.

Setting up the LifeTrak Zone C410 for use is a straightforward process. Unlike most fitness trackers on the market which use rechargeable (but short-lasting) LiPo batteries, the Zone C410 features a real watch battery that has an estimate life span of about a year. This again lends itself to being a watch replacement, as having to take off and charge your watch every night would lead to a lot of people giving up on it and just wearing their normal timepieces. The setup screen is easy to navigate using the Zone C410’s three buttons and once you enter your height, weight, and age information, you are ready to rock and roll.

The LifeTrak Zone C410 interfaces with your smartphone via Bluetooth synchronization, which uses the Argus health tracking app on the iOS app store (the Android app is coming this Spring according to LifeTrak’s website). The software is easily the toughest selling point of the LifeTrak Zone C410 as the Argus app is not quite as full featured as I would like. Food tracking isn’t well implemented and the app, for some reason, won’t combine or average calorie and step measurements from its internal sensors and the Zone C410. As I understand it, LifeTrak is going to be putting out their own fitness app at some point, so I am excited to see how that turns out. In the meantime, I would love to see some integration with MyFitnessPal, etc, but I digress. The company is also working on an API to create apps which can access the device, so that is another point of hope in terms of getting the Zone C410 more widely integrated into various fitness apps.

Of course, the LifeTrak Zone C410 monitors your heart rate, caloric expenditure throughout the day, steps taken, distance traveled, and even has a workout timer so that you can monitor your pace while running. Something to note is that that LifeTrak Zone C410 uses your heart rate in calculating your calories burned – something that most fitness trackers don’t take into account. On the home screen of the watch, you will find not only the date and time but, also, whatever your currently selected metric is to be displayed (sleep length, steps taken, calories burned, etc). There is a bar on the top part of the display that “fills in” as you get closer to your goals for the day. These goals have default settings but can also be set manually through the setup menu system.

Automatic sleep tracking is one of the new features on this LifeTrak fitness watch, and it accomplishes this light years better than other fitness devices I have seen. The Zone C410 uses the principle of actigraphy (micro-movements) to determine when the user is at rest. In the morning, I am consistently impressed with how long the Zone C410 says I have slept. It is just eerily accurate. By pressing the upper-most button on the Zone C410, you can see your actigraphy graph for for the past 24 hours. Using a simply bar graph, it shows how active you were during sleep (as well as in waking hours). It is cool to see how the graph changes based on how restless you were throughout the night. Oh – I almost forgot to mention that the Zone C410 is waterproof down to a depth of 30 feet!

Retailing at a very reasonable $99 dollars, the LifeTrak Zone C410 is an incredibly-capable fitness watch that rivals – and, in many cases, bests any other fitness tracker on the market today. Its biggest hurdle at the moment is is getting wider acceptance in the app department. Once that occurs, however, the LifeTrak Zone C410 will easily be crowned as the king of the fitness band hill.

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The RoboCop Remake You Need to Watch

2014/02/07

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

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So this fan-made remake of RoboCop (not to be confused with the upcoming, big-Hollywood remake) is simply hilarious and fun. Not really a shot for shot remake as much of a scene by scene retelling, it does an incredible job. The movie was broken down into 60 separate scenes, each put together by a different crew. Please note, that this remake is SUPER, SUPER NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

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Wargaming Launches Free Digital Magazine

2014/02/07

Jerry Paxton

Mobile News, News

February 7, 2014 — Wargaming today announced the launch of the company’s digital magazine, Let’s Battle. It covers all Wargaming projects, providing game related news and military history, and is available on all smartphones and tablets free of charge.

“We are always looking for new ways to engage gamers with the content and projects we are creating,” said Alexander Shilyaev, Director of Global Operations for Meta Games and Service Apps at Wargaming. “With the digital magazine, we’ll be able to provide more coverage than ever to our player community, creating and molding our publications to fit the needs of a tech-savvy generation of modern gamers and military enthusiasts worldwide.”

The digital magazine will feature interviews with key developers, producers and other members of the Wargaming team, along with interactive guides to help players master their gaming skills, articles on history of military warfare, and news on Wargaming’s recent online and offline events.

Read in the first issue of Let’s Battle:

Interactive guide on medium tanks with useful tactics for urban maps.
Detailed overview of new tank functionalities, including information on Japanese vehicles and World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition.
Interview with Petr Bityukov, one of the original founders of World of Tanks.
Flight combat tips for aerial victory in World of Warplanes.
Exclusive details on the upcoming naval action MMO World of Warships.
Illustrated account of two historic WWII battles—the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and more on military history, warfare, and games.

Download Let’s Battle for free on the Apple and Google Play Newsstands.

For more on Let’s Battle Magazine, check out a post on our blog.

Dynasty Warriors : Xtreme Legends Complete Edition Release Date

2014/02/07

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, PS Vita News

BURLINGAME, Calif. (February 7, 2014) – TECMO KOEI America today announced the release date for DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld system, in addition to the fan-anticipated release of DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Both titles will be released simultaneously across North America on March 25, 2014, bringing the Dynasty Warriors franchise dynamically to the new generation of consoles.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS (DW8XL) for PlayStation®3, is a stand-alone expansion of the highly successful Dynasty Warriors 8, which was released in July 2013 to critical acclaim. It will include new episodes that add to the story of the three kingdoms the game revolves around, focusing on the exploits of the mightiest of warriors, Lu Bu. Additionally, DW8XL will see the introduction of five new characters, giving players the option to choose between 82 warriors in total. DW8XL will also feature multiple hypothetical scenarios that alter the plotlines of various episodes throughout the ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ story, an expanded Ambition Mode and the popular Challenge Mode. The Free Mode has also been significantly enhanced, featuring among other things, the Xtreme Legends ‘Ultimate’ difficulty level.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION for the PlayStation®4 system and PlayStation®Vita, is a treat for Dynasty Warriors fans that have migrated to the new generation of consoles. The Complete Edition includes all of the content from both DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS, thus giving new fans the opportunity to play through both titles. As an added bonus, PlayStation®3 system Dynasty Warriors 8 save data is transferable across all platforms.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS have been rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

Summary

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 is a historical tactical action game that follows the stories of the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin through the actions of historical military and political figures of the time as they fight to gain control over the Three Kingdoms of China. It features more than 40 completely new stages: verdant plains, desolate wastelands, sharp ravines, huge castles, and other breath-taking sites, giving stronger emphasis in the stage of these epic battles and inspired by ancient landscapes.